[RTTY] Telnet/Packet and the RTTY RU/Revision the Rules

[Tom Moore]

The FACT remains. Take two equally good operators and like stations, one 
running SO1R the other SO2R and the SO2R will win every time. The only 
difference is the 2nd radio. Not only will the SO2R win, he will win by a 
considerable margin.  Its clear the 2nd radio provides a signficant 
advantage, as does a High power AMP. Its just as clear that the CAC and 
other contest sponsors won't discuss it. Why is the big mystery. So you're 
right, we're beating that dead horse to death yet again. But maybe someday, 
one of them will actually have the guts to recognize this unfairness and do 
something about it.

Tom WX4TM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry" <w2up at mindspring.com>
To: "Tom Moore" <wx4tm at tm-moore.com>; <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Telnet/Packet and the RTTY RU/Revision the Rules


> Tom (et al),
> This issue has been beaten to death many times before.  Go back to
> scores from the pre-SO2R days.  The same people that win contests today
> won them back them, too.  The top operators always strive to do better.
> Why go to the trouble of SO2R?  Because it's one more way to enhance the
> contesting experience.  I get just as much, if not more, satisfaction
> knowing the SO2R station I built (about 50% homebrew stuff) performs
> well, compared to doing well in contests.
> 73,
> Barry W2UP
>
> Tom Moore wrote:
>
>>
>>you see. that's what I mean. That's BS. For the last several years, the
>>scores of SO2R ops CLEARLY beat SO1R scores ROUTINELY!! sometimes by as 
>>much
>>as 1/4!  If they didn't why would they go to the trouble of doing SO2R!
>>SO2R is, at minimum, an equal or higher advantage than being in the HIGH
>>POWER category. You may disagree, but the SCORES show otherwise! Everybody
>>knows this. Every SO2R op I know has admitted he could not equal his SO2R
>>score by being SO1R. For the life of me, I can't understand why contest
>>sponsors refuse to acknowledge this clear fact.
>>
>>Tom WX4TM
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> -- 
>
> Barry Kutner, W2UP
> Newtown, PA
>
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